Maria Sharapova found it hard to keep her footing and was overheard telling the umpire the court was 'dangerous' as she suffered a second round defeat. The Russian third seed lost 6-3 6-4 to Portugal's Michelle Larcher de Brito in the second round at Wimbledon. The former champion exited the tournament on a day of drama which will go down in the record books for the most retirements/walkovers on the same day of a Grand Slam event in the Open. Second seed Victoria Azarenka was today forced to pull out of Wimbledon after a slip in her first round match put paid to her hopes on a day of injuries to key figures at the All England Club. Seven players had dropped out by late-afternoon including...
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